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1. xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 06:00:13 JST xianc78

   I made a promise that my next laptop would be a Linux one, but they're so expensive and I'm fucking broke. I would ask my Dad for help, but I know that he is a brand-whore for the big brands like HP and Dell and won't trust the smaller companies like System76 or ThinkPenguin.

   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 06:07:26 JST xianc78

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     • Pawlicker

     @PurpCat I wrote an article on why it's a bad idea. Though, as a last resort I think it's probably okay, but it soon won't be an option anymore.

     https://xianc78.codeberg.page/articles/windows-computers.html

   • Pawlicker (purpcat@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 06:07:27 JST Pawlicker

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     @xianc78 you'll just have to install Linux on a normal laptop like an prole
   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 07:28:49 JST xianc78

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     • m0xEE
     • Pawlicker

     @PurpCat @m0xEE I can't believe that FreeDOS is an option.

   • Pawlicker (purpcat@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 07:28:50 JST Pawlicker

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     • m0xEE
     @m0xEE @xianc78 if windows tax is your concern you can buy a HP business model without windows (they still sell this)
   • m0xEE (m0xee@breloma.m0xee.net)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 07:28:52 JST m0xEE

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     • Pawlicker
     @PurpCat @xianc78
     HP had this "designed for linux" model, made in cooperation with System76: https://hpdevone.com/
     It looks decent IMO. According to the website it's sold out, but maybe you can still find it at a discount somewhere.
   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 16:31:45 JST xianc78

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     Maybe I should just get a System76 Meerkat and find a portable LCD monitor. I've seen people done similar things with Mac Minis. Of course there is the whole power issue but maybe I could find a work around.

   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 16:47:43 JST xianc78

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     • m0xEE
     • Pawlicker

     @PurpCat @m0xEE Would a PC-Booter program count as an OS? I would just put a simple PC booter text-editor or something like that.

   • Pawlicker (purpcat@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Saturday, 30-Sep-2023 16:47:44 JST Pawlicker

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     • m0xEE
     @xianc78 @m0xEE it's the no os option so they just load freedos on it (since the windows contracts said it has to have an OS of some sort on it). It didn't say it had to have windows, just an os.